Oracle gains attention with AI-driven growth and cloud expansion, influencing trends within the s and p 500 and strengthening its role in the technology stock sector.
Quick Read SoundHound AI (SOUN) stock surged 16% in April on voice AI platform wins—Casey’s expanded 2,600+ store rollout, Qualitas scaled claims resolution—beating Palantir (PLTR) stock’s 5% decline. Palantir shares fell in April despite strong Q4 2025 revenue growth (+70% YoY) as investors questioned AI capex translation to sustainable application-layer revenue. C3.ai (AI) stock rose…
Amazon is turning its own operational AI machinery into something other companies can buy. On April 28, AWS announced four agentic AI products under its Connect platform, expanding the software beyond contact centers and into supply chain planning, recruiting, customer engagement, and healthcare administration. The pitch is straightforward: if Amazon can use AI to coordinate…
AI demand is accelerating faster than the systems, infrastructure and organizations needed to sustain it. Demand is surging everywhere. Cloud revenue is up 35% year over year. Worldwide cloud revenue for Q1 2026 is expected to be up $35 billion from this time last year, reaching $129 billion, according to Synergy Research Group. That includes AWS, Google Cloud…
Webber Wentzel’s Kim Rew and Jered Shorkend explain how artificial intelligence is transforming the insurance and financial services sectors. Picture a rainy Wednesday morning in Sandton, sometime in the near future. A claims handler opens their laptop, and right away, things move much faster than they used to. For every new email, the company’s artificial…
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The Authority for Infocommunications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI), in collaboration with the AI Governance and Ethics Working Group published the second edition of ‘Guide on Artificial Intelligence Governance and Ethics for Brunei Darussalam’. Prior to the publishing of the second edition of the Guide, a Public Consultation Paper (PCP) was…
Canonical (the maker of Ubuntu) recently announced that it is increasing its use of AI tools in a way that the company promises respects open-source values and prioritizes local processing. The company is adamant that it will not turn Ubuntu into a pure “AI product.” (cough, Windows 11, cough) In a community post, Jon Seager,…
Google Flow Music is an AI-based platform that enables users to create and customize music through simple text prompts. Teacher’s Tech explains how to access the platform via flowmusic.app and navigate its user-friendly interface. A notable feature is the ability to generate complete songs by entering specific descriptions, such as “relaxing acoustic melody with nature…
Believe has unveiled a significant update to its Generative AI policy – one that simultaneously hardens the company’s stance on unlicensed music AI platforms, while deepening its investment in other AI tools. On the first front: Believe and its global platform for self-releasing artists, TuneCore, are automatically blocking the distribution of AI-generated tracks partly or…
CLEVELAND — Generative AI. Deep fake videos. Anyone who spends time online has, without a doubt, seen them. As many as eight to ten times a day. Artificial intelligence is a technology that constantly learns and, as such, is getting better and better at being able to create images and videos that seem real, even…
